Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream is the defacto resource for parents who have a teen or young adult child who's misusing drugs or alcohol, hosted by Brenda Zane. Brenda is a Mayo Clinic Certified health & wellness coach, CRAFT-trained Parent Coach, and mom of a son who nearly lost his life to addiction. Guests include addiction, prevention, and treatment experts, family members impacted by their loved one's substance use, and wellness and self-care specialists. You'll also hear heartfelt messages from me, your host. It's a safe, nurturing respite from the chaos and confusion you live with. We gather in our private communities between the episodes in The Stream community for moms. Learn more at www.hopestreamcommunity.org/the-stream/.
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Amber Hollingsworth: Put The Shovel Down When Your Kid Is Misusing Drugs and Alcohol
ABOUT THE EPISODE: If someone in your life has an unhealthy relationship with drugs and/or alcohol, you likely already know my guest for today’s episode - Amber Hollingsworth. Amber hosts the wildly popular YouTube channel, “Put The Shovel Down,” with nearly 1 million subscribers. Amber and I sat down to talk about he
ABOUT THE EPISODE: When your friend or family member has a child struggling with mental health and substance use, it can feel awkward and difficult to know how to help support them. This episode is meant to be a resource for learning ways that you can be helpful, not hurtful, when your friend or family member is expe
ABOUT THE EPISODE: Trevor Hanson had accumulated a pretty good life - from living on a beach in Hawaii, to getting a great job at Tesla and engaged to be married. One year later, he was unemployed, his engagement and his jaw were both broken, and he was living alone in the Reno desert. Trevor suffered depression, night
ABOUT THE EPISODE: We"ve all been there. A tense or heated conversation where something flies out of your mouth that you don"t really mean, or you inflict your "help" when it"s not wanted or needed. You might, at times, find yourself solving a problem that has nothing to do with you, or you give well-intentioned advice
When Your Child Says, “No Thanks” to The Faith They Were Raised With, with Heather Frazier
ABOUT THE EPISODE: Substance use and recovery can shift every aspect of a young person"s life - even the faith that has been deeply ingrained in someone’s upbringing. Parents often have visions and expectations of their child"s lives, and for parents of faith, that usually includes a life of shared values and traditio
Ed Ternan, Song for Charlie's Founder On His Unrelenting Work to Warn About Fake Pills
ABOUT THE EPISODE: When Ed and Mary Ternan finally met the police officer who had been on scene at their son"s overdose death, he had an off-the-record theory: "This is not official, and you"ll have to wait for toxicology to come back, but this is going to be fentanyl," the officer told them. News about the synthetic o